Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28
AN EDITOR o1sausrEo.



tx Rassst 81 Dass lae1NaDe.ae R.,ns :
man Whs DeeqAa Town.
Aubridge Z. vsea1sr, who. some
time sgo-owin. 70 his influence in
journalism-was spoken Of = candidate
fop Secretary of State, Is disguised.
While in Little Rock. few DAYS ago.
Veckler showed such signs of dissatis-
faction that 4 friend. approaching him,
said:
Colonel. you don't appear to b
pleased"
mot by laundering sight"
whats the matter?"
Crushed. crushed to the earth by
the base ingratitude of man whom
thought was my friend. You know
that /, few weeks ago. was the editor
Of the West Sapling 1tciq. one of the
most prosperous weekly papers in Ar
kansaw."
Eyes, but do you not still own the
paper?"
"Wait" the Colonel impatlently de-
manded. "My friend learn this. that
while l am in the process of narration
NO one must disturb me. may be
erratic, but by the flinty wrinkles on the
horn of Adams off OK, l am just"
The Colonel folded his arms, bowed
his head in striking imitation of an
actor overriding the role of approach
ing despair. and began to walk to and
fro; while his friend. having nothing to
do but wait, waited. "a few weeks
ago." the Colonel continued. ''my pros
poets were bright indeed, but ingrati-
tude, base and fostering with corrup-
ton. dragged itself into my house. 1t
all came about in this way. my good
friend" said the Colonel, dicontinuing
his dramatic walk and seating himself
on a rustic bench. "Albert Packings,
the founder of West Sapling, induced
me to start a newspaper in the town.
l did so. l invested my all. and the
Tv,g, rosy with the blood of life and
bright-eyed in merriment, made its
appearance. My prospects inn
proved from week to week UNI
til l had a circulation of three
hundred and twenty-four copies;
I had. my dear friend-may JUS
tice, seated on the throne of eternal
right. wither all my earthly aspirations
if did not, after awhile, print three
hundred and twenty-four copies. Al
bert Packings seemed to be delighted
with my success. and often would he
come into my office at night-an Office
which l rented from him-and ask my
advice concerning municipal matters.
He came once too often; alas! once too
often. One night sat alone, engaged
on an article entitled The COurtesies
Which Should Exist Between Nations
l enjoyed writing. oh! SO much. You
know that used to run feather-bed
but steaming feathers never
did occupy my entire mind. Not so
with writing. for the pen opens up the
entire domain of thought. had just
begun to grabble down among the fine
roots of my subject when Packings en-
tered. greeted him pleasantly and
babe him take seat at my right hand.
He did SO. Colonel said he, nearly
every town in the South is on boom,
and have been thinking that we
ought to do something to boom
West Sapling. Our location is fine
and few articles written in the
interest of our city will induce
people to come among us and in
vest their money The idea was plaus-
ble." the Colonel continued. land,
aside my half-finished article
on The Courtcsies Which Should Ex-
list Between Nations 1 bent myself to
the work of booming the town. I wrote
one article on our mining prospects,
one on our manufacturing advantages
and one on the likelihood of our town
becoming a railroad center. When the
paper came out Packings was de-
lighted, and showed his appreciation by
giving me few points to work up.
Well, l kept hammering away until,
sir, people began to inquire about our
town; more than that, several men
came in and began to buy up lots.
Then every man who had a lot for sale
doubled his price. was delighted
until received another call from Pack
ings. He came at night, while l was
engaged on an article entitled Secure
a home in West Sapling" My dear
Colonel said he, the boom has struck
us. Shake.I shook hands with him.
Yes, SIR he continued when he had
my hand. this town is on the
uphill road to prosperity. 1 have de-
hands for all my lots and. by the way,
the boom has affected your Office
"'How so! / exclaimed.
"'You have been paying me seven
dollars month rent
Eyes
".Well, in view of the fact that there
S now such q demand for houses I'll |
nave to raise your rent to ten dollars
Der month
Il gazed In stupid establishment, |!
hoping that he might be jesting. but |
re laughed in cruel plee. and said.